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As the Department of Defense prepares for future military operations in the multi-domain environment, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) is working to develop solutions for the challenges of prolonged field care, particularly burn casualties, which are expected to be a major concern on the future battlefield. “The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) is made up primarily of research and clinical arms. Together, one of their goals is to create novel solutions to optimize survival and functional recovery of burn casualties. This is achieved through expert analy...

Share: December 11, 2020 In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent. Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of FGM, while more than 115 million women, were married as girls. Experts have cautioned that if progress is not accelerat...

It will take 50 years to reverse risks of gender-based violence unless progress is accelerated Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), while more than 115 million women, were married as girls ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 14, 2020/APO Group/ -- In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. Thi...

Search this site Policy Dialogue on the Occasion of the Africa Commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Policy Dialogue on the Occasion of the Africa Commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Share: Theme: Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Action to Guarantee Women’s Safety in Africa What: Policy Dialogue on Ending Violence against Women and Girls to rally more actions to protect and secure women and girls against gender-based violence. The meeting will look at the latest data of cases of GBV, funding and social protection i...

Close Audiologist Major Erin Artz performs a lighted ear inspection on Tech Sgt. Brittany Guynn before completing an occupational hearing screening at the hearing conservation lab at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Photo by Capt. Nichole Griep, Air Force By Larine Barr, Hearing Center of Excellence Dec 10, 2020